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The Country

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ"s biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

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38:24

The Country Full Show: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The Country ·

2025/09/24

Jamie Mackay talks to Christopher Luxon, Mark Gunton, Jane Smith, and Claire Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:21

The Country 24/09/25: Christopher Luxon talks to...

The Country ·

2025/09/24

The Prime Minister ponders his personal popularity and the performance of the economy.Plus, what is Winston Peters up to in New York?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:48

The Country 24/09/25: Mark Gunton talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/24

Alliance Group’s chairman Mark Wynne has all but shut down a letter penned by a group of farmers wanting to recapitalise the embattled processor themselves as providing “false hope”.Five current shareholders have pulled together what they describe as an “alternative finance proposal” to prepay its debt money from capital raised from farmers, retaining profits as well as selling “non-essential” assets.We talk with one of those shareholders, Mark Gunton of

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6:10

The Country 24/09/25: Jane Smith talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/24

North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist who has just been elected to the board of directors for Ravensdown. We also get her views on the Alliance Group recapitalisation. Plus, what did she think of yesterday’s interview with GreenXperts Ltd principal scientist, Susan Harris, who said New Zealand should lobby the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to remove livestock emissions from the Paris Climate Agreement?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:25

The Country 24/09/25: Claire Taylor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/24

We head to Orange, NSW, to catch up with our favourite Scottish/Aussie Nuffield Scholar and find out what she’s up to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:33

The Country Full Show: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

The Country ·

2025/09/23

Jamie Mackay talks to Ben Picton, Chris Webb, Rob Penney, and Susan Harris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:08

The Country 23/09/25: Ben Picton talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/23

Rabobank's Macro Strategist (Senior Economist) comments on last week's dismal GDP number (-0.9% for the June quarter) and what it means for interest rates for NZ farmers. Plus, could we see our OCR drop to as low as 2% by February 2026?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:07

The Country 23/09/25: Chris Webb and Rob Penney talk...

The Country ·

2025/09/23

We mix high-performance sport with high-performance agribusiness on today's panel with a former Wallabies manager and the current Crusaders Coach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:25

The Country 23/09/25: Susan Harris talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/23

Principal Scientist at GreenXperts Limited, a New Zealand-based sustainability consultancy involved in numerous carbon and land management projects. Today, she says huge pieces of Antarctica are not falling off due to livestock emissions. Rather, she says, we should be global leaders and a better investment for NZ would be "to develop some diplomatic bottle" and lobby the IPCC to remove livestock emissions from the Paris Climate Agreement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:25

The Country Full Show: Monday, September 22, 2025

The Country ·

2025/09/22

Jamie Mackay talks to Hayley Gourley, Todd Clark, Pita Alexander, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, and Phil Duncan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:52

The Country 22/09/25: Hayley Gourley talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/22

A long-standing friend of The Country has been appointed to the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. With a background in banking and agri-business we look at her progression through Rabobank and Skellerup to deciding the OCR on October 8.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:04

The Country 22/09/25: Todd Clark talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/22

Our US farming correspondent reflects on Farm Aid 40 years on, a dry fall/autumn, and he looks forward to seeing the All Blacks in Chicago in November.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:26

The Country 22/09/25: Pita Alexander talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/22

We catch up with a globe-trotting Christchurch farm accountant and raconteur who looks at the true cost of farm wages in 2026 and he asks whether our politicians are worth their pay?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:39

The Country 22/09/25: Andrew Hoggard and Grant...

The Country ·

2025/09/22

We ask today's farmer/politician panel if they're worth their keep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:00

The Country 22/09/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country ·

2025/09/22

We ask Monday's resident weatherman whether the spring equinox will herald a change in our fortunes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:32

Rabobank Best of The Country: September 20, 2025

The Country ·

2025/09/19

Jamie Mackay talks to David Clark, Todd Charteris, Nicola Grigg, Simon Beamish, and Shane Jones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:43

The Country Full Show: Friday, September 19, 2025

The Country ·

2025/09/19

Jamie Mackay talks to Chris Brandolino, Riley Kennedy, Damien O'Connor, Emma Poole, and Sandra Faulkner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:30

The Country 19/09/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/19

Earth Sciences NZ weather guy on the most tempestuous month of them all - September!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:40

The Country 19/09/25: Riley Kennedy talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/19

“Very real.” That’s how Mark Wynne, chair of Alliance Group, describes the threat of the processor collapsing if the proposed deal with Dawn Meats fails. It is just over a month until the processor’s current farmer-shareholders will vote on what is effectively a $250 million bailout to repay its working capital. We catch up with a senior journalist at BusinessDesk to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:13

The Country 19/09/25: Damien O'Connor talks to Jamie...

The Country ·

2025/09/19

The former Minister of Primary Industries debates the future of the Alliance Group. Plus,who isresponsible for our economic mire, who's fit for Parliament, and Pāmu's management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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